yoak

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by yoak 16y ago
It always surprises me when someone mistakes this kind of smarminess for wit, especially if they appear to have learned to bathe and not make messes in the house otherwise. There were a couple of points in there that might have been pleasa
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by yoak 16y ago
And of course Mr. Feynman Goes To Washington . I think the ultimate point is that all of his books are awesome. I even liked some of the science stuff. ;-)
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by yoak 16y ago
It's certainly the case that if they're leaving because they're unhappy that something is true and it is still going to be true when they consider returning it would give me pause. :-) Even then, it might be possible to convince me if they
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by yoak 16y ago
This was especially helpful to me. Thanks. You made a minor point about the advantage of putting you on the same side of the table when you don't use a projector. I think that point is actually huge. I'm frequently an imposition to resta
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by yoak 16y ago
I always thought they were just rolling their eyes at me, but now I know they're deeply engaged in imagining that they're somewhere else.
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by yoak 16y ago
Seriously, note-taking? I aspire to reach the point where my statement about whether or not my audience should take notes is one of the top five things I'm wrong about.
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by yoak 16y ago
It's probably a bad sign. Almost no one is in a position to bring that many on board and use them effectively, and I'm tempted to say no one is unless they're already a fair multiple of that size. When you combine that with being open to
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by yoak 16y ago
I've been a hiring manager for hundreds of programmers over the years at several companies. With the exception of maybe one or two people I was preparing to get rid of anyway, if any one of the people who quit came back during their notice